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Estimating the Number of Eligible Migrant and Seasonal Head
Start Children and Families (continued)
Process Components Content Information
Interpretation
continued
The following estimate is described within the enumeration
profiles study:
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The field agriculture estimate used a “demand for
labor” (DFL) process that examines the number of
workers needed to perform temporary agricultural tasks,
primarily harvesting. The results estimate full-time
equivalent (FTE) workers required for the task during
the period of peak labor demand. Calculations, prepared
for each county, are derived through a formula using
four elements:
Where:
DFL = A x H/W x S
A = crop acreage.
H = hours needed to perform a specific task (e.g., harvest)
on
one acre of the crop.
W = work hours per farmworker per day during
maximum activity.
S = season length for peak work activity.
in order to relate the “demand for labor” calculation to
MSHS and determine the estimate of eligible MSHS children
you will need take the “DFL” in each county and multiply by
the average number of children per family in your program
to determine the estimate.
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